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Type Surname (from occupation)
Other Forms FormsEspadero (Spanish)

Meaning & History

metonymic occupational name for an armorer or a swordsman from espada "sword" (from Latin spata from Greek spathe originally denoting a broad two-edged sword without a point). In some cases the surname may be a Catalan cognate from Old Catalan espada (now espasa). Portuguese and Spanish cognitive of Spada.
Added 10/17/2023 by Paradiso36